The FIA has telegraphed loose guidelines for the future of Le Mans, intending to attract manufacturers with a new class for machines bearing a resemblance to hypercars built by the likes of McLaren and Aston Martin.

Targeting enormous cost reductions, organisers hope to make it possible for teams to be competitive when spending just 25 per cent of what Porsche and Audi budgeted to win Le Mans in recent years.

Brabham said the deal also opens the door to smaller concerns.

“When Porsche and Audi were throwing in a couple of hundred million Euros each year, you knew it wasn't sustainable,” Brabham said.

“With the new kind of category that they are looking at as the hypercar category, I think that's a great move.

“The timing of everything is good [but] I’m not committing to everything right now.”

The car's test, development and marketing program has shifted to Europe following initial work in Australia. While it is too early for the brand to announce specific plans, we would not be surprised to see it take part in demonstration runs such as the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month.

Brabham completed much of the new car’s test regime, spending regular time at the wheel after stepping back from full-time competition.